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Additional Degrees: JD from Chase Law School at NKY and an MBA from Xavier University

Currently: semi-retired from Oldcastle.

Notable Title: General Counsel for Oldcastle Central Division, North America’s largest manufacturer of building products and materials.

After working in private practice for 15 years Paul began his work with Oldcastle and remains there today. He has helped the company establish a safety department and become a class leader. He has won national awards for his work there and holds 20 years of an AV rating in the highest standards in legal ability and ethics. Paul spends his free time traveling and hiking in SE Ohio and internationally. He enjoys bird watching and attending Ohio State Football games with his wife Karin.

Preferred Name: Billy

UC Grad Year: BS 1998; MA 2001

PhD: Univeristy of Cincinnati

Hometown: Smilax, Ky (Leslie County)

Currently Living: Denver, CO

Current Title: Director of Education, National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)

My work at NEFE involves facilitation of several financial literacy initiatives that seek to increase the financial well-being of all Americans through the advancement of new perspectives, research, and trends in personal finance.

I direct the research and grants program for the foundation; oversee a national teacher training pilot initiative on financial literacy for K-12 educators; design and host national research colloquia and salons on various financial literacy topics; and set the research agenda for the foundation’s national financial literacy enterprise. I also build strategic partnerships that advance the national financial literacy research agenda, including working closely with the President’s Council for Financial Capability, the US Department of the Treasury, the US Department of Education, the FDIC, and the Social Security Administration.

Upon graduation I knew I was entering an industry that was very demanding. I was offered a job at WYMT as the overnight master control operator/morning editor and without hesitation I took the job to get my foot in the door but I never expected things to happen so quick for me. I was probably the least experienced person at the station when I started but I caught on fairly quick and moved my way up. Within three weeks of working at the station, I was moved to a dayside reporter. Just two months, into reporting I accepted the position as a morning co-anchor on Mountain News This Morning. Now granted I put in very long days, I feel like I am a prime example of what hard work and determination can do for you. I don’t know what is next for me or where I will end up but I truly believe if I can an open mind and welcome challenges with arms wide open then the odds are endless.

Member of the 2011 AAC All Academic Team for Women’s Basketball.

I was a four year member of the Lady Bulldog Basketball Program. I went to 2 national tournaments back to back in the 2006-2007 season and 2007-2008 season.

Additional Degrees: M.S. from Indiana University (1965); Ph.D. from the University of Illinois (1973).

Notable Title: Professor Emeritus, Indiana University

Perhaps my greatest achievement was receiving the Frederic Bachman Leiber Memorial Award, the oldest and most prestigious Indiana University faculty teaching award that I received in 1988. To be selected as the “best teacher” at IU is a high honor. I also received the highest awards (Distinguished Fellow) from my three professional societies: the National Therapeutic Recreation Association, the American Therapeutic Recreation Association, and the Society of Park and Recreation Educators (no other individual has received all 3 distinguished fellow awards). I have written a number of textbooks including the widely used Therapeutic Recreation Processes and Techniques, now in its 6th edition. My most recent book is titled Lessons Learned: An Open Letter to Recreational Therapy Students and Practitioners (published in 2011).

I maintain the RT Blog. The RT Blog provides professional information, job announcements, and my observations on Recreational Therapy.